Filip Forsberg broke through in Leksand in the early 2010s.
He helped bring the team to the SHL and today he is a star on the NHL team Nashville Predators.
He has scored 24 goals in 34 matches and follows his Leksand as a supporter.
He is pleased with the club's development in recent seasons.
- It feels positive.
You have to become a stable team that will push towards the top every year and thus be able to recruit better players.
"Tjomme" (Thomas Johansson, general manager) has done a fantastic job with the coaching staff, says Forsberg.
Do you think it can be enough all the way already this year?
- Yes, I would say that.
Last year, the team was built on a fantastic first chain and in the NHL you see that it is not enough in the playoffs when the width is lacking.
It will be a little easier to invest everything in closing down a chain match after match.
They fell for it a bit last year.
- This year the squad is much wider and I think that can be a key in the future.
Forsberg talks about his feelings for Leksand.
- It is the club at heart.
I have had the same commitment since I was 2-3 years old and began to understand what it was.
Mom is from Leksand and dad was at the hockey school there from a very young age.
Both sides of the family have been homework since childhood.
One could not have had a better upbringing.